---
title: 'The 300 Spartans (1962)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Rudolph Maté'
released: '1962-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 114
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'War'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-300-spartans-1962'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055719/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The 300 Spartans (1962)

1962 · 114 min · Drama, Adventure, War, History · United States


## Synopsis

The 300 Spartans is a 1962 CinemaScope epic historical drama film depicting the Battle of Thermopylae. It was directed by Rudolph Maté and stars Richard Egan, Ralph Richardson, David Farrar, Diane Baker, and Barry Coe. Produced with the cooperation of the Greek government, it was filmed in the village of Perachora in the Peloponnese.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Rudolph Maté](https://cinepixo.com/people/rudolph-mate)
- **Producer:** [Rudolph Maté](https://cinepixo.com/people/rudolph-mate)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Manos Hatzidakis](https://cinepixo.com/people/manos-hatzidakis)
- **Director of Photography:** [Geoffrey Unsworth](https://cinepixo.com/people/geoffrey-unsworth)

## Cast

- [Michalis Nikolinakos](https://cinepixo.com/people/michalis-nikolinakos) as Myron, a Spartan
- [Robert Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-brown) as Pentheus, Leonidas' second-in-command
- [David Farrar](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-farrar) as Xerxes I
- [Sandro Giglio](https://cinepixo.com/people/sandro-giglio) as Xenathon, a Spartan Ephor
- [John Crawford](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-crawford) as Agathon, Spartan spy and soldier
- [Ralph Richardson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-richardson) as Themistocles
- [Richard Egan](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-egan) as Leonidas I
- [Anna Raftopoulou](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-raftopoulou) as Toris, Samos' wife
- [Diane Baker](https://cinepixo.com/people/diane-baker) as Ellas, daughter of Pentheus
- [Donald Houston](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-houston) as Hydarnes II
- [Kostas Baladimas](https://cinepixo.com/people/kostas-baladimas) as Mardonius
- [Ivan Triesault](https://cinepixo.com/people/ivan-triesault) as Demaratus
- [Charles Fernley Fawcett](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-fernley-fawcett) as Megistias
- [Anna Synodinou](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-synodinou) as Gorgo
- [Nikos Papakonstantinou](https://cinepixo.com/people/nikos-papakonstantinou) as Grellas, a Spartan in Xerxes' camp

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